The Blog Archives - Rockstone Sessions

AMISTAT

Twins creating music from the inside out. Born with the closeness and understanding that only twins could share, Josef and Jan produce a unique synergy through the use of tight knit harmonies, shaped by an honest, storytelling vocal tone. Amistat ...

Here's another weekly playlist to give your life a soundtrack! Ady Suleiman, Rhye & Kehlani are some names you might recognise but we've loaded this weeks playlist with some lesser known names who deserve to be up their with the aforementioned artist...

February has begun with a banger (as does every month to be fair!) with the likes of Toro Y Moi, Craig David, Kiko Bun & Rejjie Snow. We've also discovered a few new names for you such as Kojaque, Sam Wills, Elley Duhe and the incredibly named Kokoro...

It's becoming more difficult each week to pick only 15 songs for our weekly playlist! Somehow managed to narrow it down and we have the likes of Kali Uchis who's back with none other than Tyler, The Creator and Bootsy Collins! Mahalia working togethe...

Not very difficult to make a playlist this week with so many amazing releases! Office favourites Khruangbin with a new track before they release their debut album, Tom Misch & Loyle Carner collaborate again for another incredible song, childhood hero...

2018 doesn't seem to be slowing down at all in terms of new music! Drake, James Blake, Jorja Smith & Stormzy, and even MGMT have dropped new tracks this week! On top of that there's some new artists we've discovered this week such as St. Beauty,...

New year new music! We are back again with our weekly Rockstone Playlist, and the first week already is a banger! Make sure to follow our playlist to get a weekly update on the newest releases from both established artists as well as the up and comin...

Coast & Ocean

Alex Johnson, better known as "Coast & Ocean" is a beach and surf inspired Australian artist. You could describe his music as a soulful sound with a mix of acoustic percussion and funk. He came all the way from New South Wales, Australia for his ...

Tape Toy

Tape Toy is a new band from Amsterdam. The mix of pop, loud guitars and an occasional synthesizer takes you back to your favourite high school party. The lyrics about turtles and suicidal doves gives you something to think about as well. You can expe...

Songhoy Blues

The guys from Songhoy blues sure know how to cheer you up during these cold and rainy days. This unique desert blues sound all the way from Mali is something special. Garba Touré, the guitarist had to flee his home in Northern Mali because of Jihadi...

Martijn Roggeveen

How this guy only has 60 likes on Facebook is beyond us! Holland's answer to Ed Sheeran (but much better looking!), Martijn Roggeveen is going to take over our little country very soon. His effortless guitar play, soothing voice, and creative lyrics ...

LUDOVIQ

Ludoviq started his musical career as frontman of 'Société Anonyme' where they won the Kif Kif Awards and Latent Talent in Belgium. This in turn led them to playing at multiple big festivals around Europe during the summer. He was then a contestan...

Cyrille Aimee

At the young age of twenty-six, Cyrille has since become one of the hottest young artists on the New York scene. She has already released four CDs with a variety of ensembles and performed at the top venues around the world. To show just how talen...

The Cosmic Carnival

The Cosmic Carnival has been around for a decade and it's not hard to see why. From their eclectic tracks to their incredible live performances, they've been a fixture in Dutch music since they came onto the scene. After having released 2 EP's and 4 ...

Discover Motel Mozaique

Last week we told you about our musical favourites of the Motel Mozaique festival in Rotterdam. Obviously, we check them out, but we have also seen a few unfamiliar faces we would love to share with you. Because as you probably know, we're not the on...

The hidden talents of Motel Mozaique

Motel Mozaique is an artsy festival in Rotterdam that combines all the creatives into two days of happiness and exploring. Rockstone Sessions has been a fan of the festival for a while now, mainly because of the great musical talents that play in the...

Merry Netflix-mas & chill!

Of course, Christmas is all about family, friends, food and drinks. About bright lights and being together with your loved ones. But most of all, it's the time of year where you have the time and peace to finally catch up on series and documentaries....

Upcoming releases that will get you through the winter

Every country from the equator and up is feeling the chilling northerns winds sending chills down our spines, while putting on gloves, scarves and hats when going outside. Winter is definitely arriving in quick pace and I can speak for many that 2016...

#bieberbingo

As one might know, the enfant terrible of pop music - Justin Bieber/the Biebs/monkeylover - is touring through Europe. The kid is selling out every venue within a wink of an eye, but still remains a normal human being doing grocery shopping at the Du...

The return of The Shins

After James Mercer released After the Disco with Broken Bells in 2014, the question that rose to my mind was: but what about his band The Shins? After the release of their album Port of Morrow in 2012, the Indie band led by James Mercer was in the da...